| 释义 |
ar·chi·tect
I. \ˈärkəˌtekt, ˈȧk-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, architecton, from Greek architektōn chief artificer, master builder, from archi- + tektōn workman, carpenter — more at technical
1. : a person skilled in the art of building : a professional student of architecture or one who makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of and to draw up specifications for buildings and to superintend their execution — compare landscape architect, marine architect
2. : one that plans and achieves especially an objective that is felt to be the product of painstaking construction
< the … architects of Portugal's … empire in the Far East — S.E.Morison >
< the great architect of the military victory — Time >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to plan and contrive as an architect
< the book is not well architected — Times Literary Supplement > |